Accident · 2002-03-06

NTSB case FTW02LA088 · Fokker F-28 MK-100 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-03-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Fokker F-28 MK-100 (N1425A)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The ground crew inadvertent application of deicing fluid in the auxiliary power unit resulting in an overspeed and turbine wheel burst. A contributing factor was the gusty wind.

Source: NTSB case FTW02LA088

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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